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Four people injured in Banihal road mishap

Banihal: Four people were injured on Monday after a car fell into a deep gorge in mountainous district Banihal, police sources said. They said that the accident took place on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway near Shabanbas when the victim’s were coming from Jammu to Srinagar on their vehicle Alto800 bearing registration number (JK22B-2499). A police […]

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Advisor Baseer Khan visits COVID– 19 screening centres, inspects facilities

Directs cent percent screening of all passengers, appeals people to cooperate

SRINAGAR: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan, who is overall in-charge of coronavirus control efforts in Kashmir, Monday inspected various Covid-19 screening centres to take stock of arrangements put in place at these facilities for detection of suspected cases. The Advisor visited Zig, Jawahar Tunnel, Toll Post Lower Munda and Emergency Hospital Qazigund to […]

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Coronavirus pandemic: Isolation, quarantine facilities on standby in JK, says Atul Dulloo

JAMMU: The Government is drawing a comprehensive plan to deal with the Coronavirus pandemic by increasing the isolation and quarantine facilities across Jammu and Kashmir. The government has decided to close routine activities in identified hospitals and converting others into isolation and quarantine facilities to face any eventuality. The decision in this regard was taken […]

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Restrictions in Kashmir to continue till Mar 31: Div Com

Srinagar: Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir P K Pole on Saturday said that restrictions imposed in Kashmir as precautionary measures to control the spread of COVID-19 will continue till March 31st. “We are in phase three of deadly Coronavirus. We need to control the spread of this virus. Therefore, it is necessary to continue with the restrictions […]

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Admin asks people to observe ‘Janata Curfew’ today

SRINAGAR: The Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Pandurang K. Pole has appealed people across Kashmir to observe Janata Curfew on March 22 in letter and spirit, by remaining confined to their homes, and make the program a great success. While addressing a press conference, he said that people should remain in their homes from 5 am to […]

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Ulemas say no to closure of mosques in Kashmir

Say Friday sermons will be restricted to five minutes only

Abid Bashir Srinagar: Kashmir’s Grand Mufti Nasir-ul-Islam on Saturday said Valleys’ clergy in a unanimous decision taken has decided not to close masjids for Friday congregational and mandatory five times prayers a day. He, however, said that Imams have been advised to restrict their Friday sermons to just five minutes only while as people have […]

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Gazetted holidays cancelled in Srinagar

Ensure essential services function smoothly, Div Com tells DDC’s

SRINAGAR: The civil administration in Srinagar on Saturday cancelled all gazette holidays for the employees working in essential services sectors. “In view of the emerging situation because of the threat from the coronavirus epidemic and the need for strengthening of response apparatus to contain its spread the District Magistrate Srinagar Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary under […]

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Man with travel history to Saudi escapes from hospital

Srinagar: A person, with travel history to Saudi Arabia, ran away from Chest Disease (CD) Hospital Srinagar as medicos were preparing to take his sample for coronavirus test, sources said Saturday. They said that the person, who was advised by the district authorities to visit the hospital as a part of precautionary measure, reported to […]

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Coronavirus threat: Two doctors put under observation in Kashmir

Srinagar: Two female resident doctors in Kashmir were put under observation at hospitals after they developed Covid-19 symptoms. They complained of respiratory distress, fever and runny nose, ‘The Tribune’ reported. According to the report, the two doctors, who did not have proper protective gear, are believed to have been exposed to the infection after getting […]

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3611 persons under observation in JK

JAMMU: Government Saturday informed that 3611 travellers and persons in contact with suspected cases have been put under surveillance and, so far, only four cases have tested positive in Jammu and Kashmir. According to the daily Media Bulletin on novel coronavirus (COVID-19) 2557 persons have been kept under home quarantine while as 50 are in […]